Athlone, Cape Town

Athlone
From top left, Athlone power station prior to the demolition of its cooling towers. The Trojan Horse Memorial (top right). The Athlone stadium (centre). A mural celebrating Athlone as "Home of the Gatsby" sandwich (bottom left). The Robert Waterwitch / Coline Williams Memorial statue (bottom right).
Street map of Athlone
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Coordinates: 33°57′40″S 18°30′11″E / 33.96111°S 18.50306°E / -33.96111; 18.50306
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Mustapha Murudker (Ward 48) ANC Patrick Hill (Ward 60) (DA)
Area [1]
• Total	1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	8,893
• Density	5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	8.5%
• Coloured	82.8%
• Indian/Asian	4.1%
• White	1.1%
• Other	3.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	81.6%
• Afrikaans	11.7%
• Other	6.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7764
PO box	7760

Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is mainly residential and is served by a railway station of the same name. It however includes industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2) and commercial zones (Athlone CBD and Gatesville). There are many "sub-areas" within Athlone, including Gatesville, Rylands, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown and Hazendal. Colloquially other areas around Athlone are also often included in the greater Athlone area even though the City of Cape Town might classify them as separate neighborhoods such as Rondebosch East, Crawford, and Manenberg.^[2]